problem with a sentence

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problem with a sentence

dagn

problem with a sentence

hello!

i need you to tell me if you understand this sentence i have read in a short story i am / was working on for my students (the title is "death by scrabble"):

"i draw blood clawing at my neck!"

i really don �t understand it even though at looked up the phrase "draw blood" in my dictionaries. can you help me? thank you!

28 Oct 2010

eng789

I make myself bleed by sratching my neck (very hard)

28 Oct 2010

ldthemagicman

Dear dagn,

eng789 is correct.

Oxford Dictionary of English

"Draw blood" = "Cause someone to bleed, especially in the course of a fight".

Example: "The blow drew blood from the corner of his mouth".

The writer has long fingernails and could have written this:

"I grip my neck, like a bird with long claws, and I begin to claw my neck so hard that my fingernails enter my skin. Blood begins to come from the deep scratch, the wound.

I draw blood. I make myself bleed by scratching my neck very hard".

I hope that this helps you.

Les

28 Oct 2010

dagn

thank you very much Idthemagicman and Eng789! it makes sense to me now! have a very nice day!

29 Oct 2010